Gig: 11/6/1995, Mike Peters, Portland, ME Zoots

Day Eight: Thursday 2 June 2005 The first thing I suggest we work on is a song I have worked up for the Mark Radcliffe show on Radio Two. I have been given a set of lyrics called ‘Menai Bridge’ by the winner of a national poetry competition and have been challenged by Mark Radcliffe to put the poem to music. I was given the lyrics during the interactive acoustic [read more]

Day Twenty Six: Monday 27th June 2005 Today, James gets stuck into guitars on ‘Cease and Desist’. It’s sounding great but we are having a few problems with the tuning. A lot of James Stevenson’s guitars are of the vintage variety and come from a variety of eras. Some from the 1950’s (The ‘Golden Age Of Guitars’) but mostly sixties and seventies. They all sound amazing but sometimes are hard [read more]

‘New Chapter, A (Reprise)’ [2:13] (Mike Peters), Mike PetersLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Sunrise washing over me Daylight cleansing my soul Freedom so crystal clear A new chapter in the book of my life A new song in a different key Walk on in a new direction A new chapter in the book of my life Morning has broken free Silence beautiful cry Time is eternity A new chapter in the book [read more]